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Description: | Lead Spindle Whorl. Cast plano-convex whorl with central moulded aperture of diameter 10.7mm, Walton Rogers form A1. The surface is rough, but completely unpatinated, arguing either a recent date - perhaps unlikely given the diagnostic form - or recent disturbance from a sealed context. At all events, the textured surface is an original feature rather than one arising from wear or abrasion. It may have contributed a coruscating effect were the whorl to be used in the sunshine. Similar textures have been recorded on whorls of this period from Bigby, Lincolnshire. The mass suggests this example would be used to ply a cord.Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.Diameter: 28.7mm, Thickness: 15.2mm, Weight: 60.98gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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